diff --git a/bootstrap.sh b/bootstrap.sh
index 00dc2a9..0c76947 100755
--- a/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/bootstrap.sh
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ build-home() {
 
 	# Clone our repo into a temporary directory
 	log "Cloning repository into temporary directory"
-	local tmpdir="$(mktemp -d "tmp.$USER.$_name.XXXXXXXX" --tmpdir )"
+	local tmpdir="$(mktemp -d "tmp.$USER.$_name.XXXXXXXX")"
 	trap "cleanup $tmpdir" EXIT
 	pushd "$tmpdir" > /dev/null 2>&1
 	git clone \